--- title: Doctors Get Their Own Cringe-Worthy Instagram description: A new photo-sharing network is changing the way healthcare professionals interact and learn from one another. image: http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA2LzEwLzYyL0ZpZ3VyZTEuZDdjNDQuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/944fdb8a/f3a/Figure1.jpg --- ![](http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA2LzEwLzYyL0ZpZ3VyZTEuZDdjNDQuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/944fdb8a/f3a/Figure1.jpg) ### Doctors Get Their Own Cringe-Worthy Instagram *Posted By* Alycia Sullivan Wed, Jun 19, 2013 @ 01:43 PM - - - By [Sean Fitz-Gerald](http://mashable.com/people/51acfc5f318297230a144428/)   A new photo-sharing network is changing the way healthcare professionals interact and learn from one another. It's not for those with weak stomachs. Figure 1, an [app](http://mashable.com/category/apps/) created in Canada, is essentially a medical version of [Instagram](http://mashable.com/category/instagram/); it allows doctors to share images with the medical community, as well as bookmark and comment on them. Many of the images often contain graphic material. The two-week-old program, named after the illustrations in scientific texts, features everything from amputated limbs to lacerations to other maladies and surgical procedures. I was trying to find a safe way to capture and share medical images in real time," explains Dr. Joshua Landy, a Toronto-based critical care specialist and a cofounder of Figure 1. "The tool I needed just didn't exist." When sharing, doctors can add arrows, comments and tags to their pics to clarify or strengthen searches, and can adjust the image's visibility with privacy settings. Figure 1 protects its subjects by auto-detecting and blocking faces, and also gives users the option to blur any part of a photo that might give away a patient's identity. ![Figure1](http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzA2LzEwLzYyL0ZpZ3VyZTEuZDdjNDQuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/944fdb8a/f3a/Figure1.jpg "Figure1") The app is free for download in the [iTunes App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/figure-1/id645948529?mt=8). Figure 1's release is currently exclusive to [iPhone](http://mashable.com/category/iphone/) users; however, it will expand to [Android](http://mashable.com/category/android/) devices in the coming months. What do you think about doctors using photo apps? Share your thoughts in the comments below. *Image courtesy of [Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery](http://www.bmag.org.uk/); Mashable composite* *Source: [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2013/06/11/figure-1-app/)* Topics : - [Figure 1](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/figure-1) - [iPod](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/ipod) - [iTunes](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/itunes) - [apps](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/apps) - [healthcare](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/healthcare) - [nurses](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/nurses) - [doctors](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/doctors) - [instagram](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/instagram) ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1428257600.jpg) ##### Advancing Mental Health Equity for Every Community Thu, Jul 02, 2026 @ 09:34 AM Every July, the United States observes National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by racial and ethnic minority... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/advancing-mental-health-equity-for-every-community) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2196910512.jpg) ##### Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Nursing School and Beyond Wed, Jun 24, 2026 @ 01:29 PM There's a moment almost every nursing student experiences. You're standing at the bedside, maybe it's your first clinical day, maybe it's your first week on the floor as a new grad, and a small, cold... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/overcoming-imposter-syndrome-in-nursing-school-and-beyond) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2173000043.jpg) ##### We're Still Burning: A Nurse's Take on the 2026 Burnout Statistics Wed, Jun 17, 2026 @ 10:33 AM I've been a Nurse long enough to remember when "burnout" wasn't something we talked about openly. You pushed through a brutal shift, grabbed a lukewarm coffee from the break room, and did it all... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/were-still-burning-a-nurses-take-on-the-2026-burnout-statistics) #### Subscribe to Email Our Newsletter [![Education_Award_Square](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Education_Award_Square.jpeg?width=485&height=317&name=Education_Award_Square.jpeg) ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/education-award)